Kevin Youkilis gets fresh start with Yankees as new season begins

7:06 PM,
Mar. 31, 2013

Yankees manager Joe Girardi (left) congratulates Kevin Youkilis after his solo home run on Friday.

Written by

Chad Jennings
| Staff Writer

There's a certain convenience that comes with being born into the Youkilis family.

If, for example, you grow up to be a major-league baseball player, and late in your career you are traded to the team that once considered you a hated rival, it will be hard to tell whether the home crowd is booing or simply screaming the first syllable of your last name.

Such is the luck of third baseman Kevin Youkilis, who will make his Yankees debut today. He's played at Yankee Stadium 51 times in his career, but never in pinstripes. He's heard shouts from the Bronx crowd for nine years, but never as part of the ...